Current News From Barton Marine ..

UK based supplier of deck hardware, Barton Marine, are pleased to announce the appointment of Phil Wood as their new Head of Sales and Marketing.

Barton Marine are pleased to launch the original and widely acclaimed Windicator range into Europe for 2023.  The Windicator is a visual mechanical wind direction indicator, and with a glance, provides sailors with supreme wind guidance for optimum sailing performance.

Barton Marine are pleased to announce the promotion of Dermot Bealey to a directorship role at Barton Marine.  Dermot takes the newly formed position of Production Director having previously worked as Production and Operations Manager.

At Barton we enjoyed the exciting buzz of the RYA Dinghy Show 2023 and had a great weekend exhibiting our new dinghy hardware and providing several competitions that resulted in 2 prize winners receiving Barton equipment vouchers!  A full crew of Barton sailors was on hand at the show to give out the new Barton Racing stickers, answer questions and provide advice on our wide range of Barton dinghy products available. 

In 2010, Barton Marine was invited to supply many of the fittings on the now popular W17 trimaran by Canadian designer Mike Waters.

Fresh for 2023 is a new range of Flush Mount Deck Plates from sailing equipment manufacturer Barton Marine.  The Deck Plates are available with three different internal thread sizes (M8, M10 & M12) either with an included fixing eye, or without allowing you to add your own fixing.

Barton Marine will be exhibiting a wide selection of their deck equipment range at the largest indoor boat show in the world - Boot Dusseldorf from the 21^st to 29^th January.  Find Barton in Hall 10 with distributors Robert Lindemann KG, Germany on stand C76 and Netherlands distributor, Belship on stand F62.

To further support the expansion of Barton Marine Equipment across the globe, well known industry heavy weight John Navarro will be taking on the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer for the Barton American division.  

SkyDock, the ultimate roof space storage solution has been nominated as a finalist at The British Yachting Awards presented by Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting Magazine.  

Barton Marine Equipment are pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Webber as Chief Commercial Officer.  In the newly created role, Jeff will be responsible for driving forward Barton’s marine and industrial positions globally.  Working with the sales department, he will aid cooperation and provide help in building partnerships with current and developing accounts, alongside assisting with product development, and marketing strategies.

Barton Marine are proud to co-sponsor the inaugural Women in Marine Day at Southampton Boat Show, alongside taking part to encourage youth to get involved in the industry by actively supporting the Young People in Marine Day.

The Barton tech team will be exhibiting a large selection of their extensive deck equipment range at Southampton Boat Show 2022, including recent releases Skydock and the Stanchion Bullseye Lead Block.  Barton can be found on stand J316 in the Ocean Hall from the 16^th to the 25^th September alongside UK distributor Barrus.

Barton Marine have launched a series of replacement shackle pins that can be used across their range of blocks.  

It’s well worth spending time to carry out hardware checks and cleaning on a regular basis as this can save you money in the long run and prevent a failure during a voyage.

As such we have put together a handy guide on what to look for and how to prolong the service life of your fittings accompanied by useful servicing videos and the details of spare service parts we offer.

The Barton Marine team are pleased to support everyone working across the UK marine trades sector through sponsorship of the 2022 MTA awards dinner.  

Johannes Li sets sail on May 1st aiming to become the youngest German to circumnavigate the Globe.  

Barton Marine will host live demonstrations, competitions, and giveaways in stand F64 at the RYA Dinghy Show 26-27 February in Farnborough.